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cyanuric

American  
[sahy-uh-noor-ik, -nyoor-] / ˌsaɪ əˈnʊər ɪk, -ˈnjʊər- /

adjective

  1. of or derived from cyanuric acid.


Etymology

Origin of cyanuric

First recorded in 1875–80; cyan- 3 + uric

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Typically, melamine-induced kidney stones are crystals of melamine comingled with a chemical relative called cyanuric acid.

From Science Magazine Feb. 13, 2013

But cyanuric acid was not in the infant formula, so it was initially unclear why kidney stones formed in the children.

From Science Magazine Feb. 13, 2013

Moreover, the rats on antibiotics excreted twice as much melamine, likely because there were no bacteria present to convert melamine to cyanuric acid.

From Science Magazine Feb. 13, 2013

The researchers winnowed down the suspects to bacteria called Klebsiella and found that this microbe on its own processed melamine into cyanuric acid and other byproducts.

From Science Magazine Feb. 13, 2013

And, again inversely, cyamelide can be converted into cyanuric acid and hydrated cyanic acid.

From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus, Freiherr von Liebig

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